Improvement in castanets



,To whom it may concern.:

GEORGE E. 'FESSENDEN v0E ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. I

5mm @ateut A weee-W Letters Patent No. 90,832,jdated June'l, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN CASTANETS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent aud making part gf thename. 4

Be it known that I, GEORGE I. FEsSENDE-N, of Arlington, county ofMiddlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have made certain Improvements'in Clappers or Castanets; and do hereby declare the'followv ing to be afull, clear, and exact description thereof',

reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, vin which is Shown myimproved castanet or clapper.

My object is to produce clappers, for use of musi-V attached to uprightarm E, in such a manner, that,

wren unemployed, the outer endsof the pieces B D rest, the underfoneuponA, and the upper one upon' B, while the opposite ends are keptapart, as shown;

that is, by the space` left in attaching tl1e.pieces,one

or more of these auxiliary pieces may be employed ;7 but I nd that twois a convenient number.

The operation and ei'ect prodncedfin rattling these Acla'ppels aresufficiently indicated Aby the drawing.

Myimproved castanets or clappels maybe made of any suitable material,wood, bone, metal, Sac.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure .by'Letf ters Patent, is-

Castanets or clappers composed of main piece A Y and oneor moreauxiliary pieces attached to main piece, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to' this specification, inthe presence of two' subscribing witnesses. GEORGE F.. FESSENDEN.

NVitnesses CARROLL D. WEIGHT, AUSTIN S. HOWARTH.

